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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
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If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the
USB flash drive to your computer.
3
Turn on your computer. When the initial TOSHIBA screen
displays, press the
F12
key on your keyboard.
The Boot menu displays.
4
Using the arrow keys, select the
DVD
option or the
USB Flash
option, depending on which type of media you are using, and
then press the
Enter
key.
5
A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is
executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted
and rewritten. Click
Yes
to continue.
6
When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a
Process screen displays, select
Recovery of Factory Default
Software
and then click
Next
.
7
Select one of the following options:
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Recover to out-of-box state
(recommended recovery
method)—If you want to recover the original factory
image
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Recovery of factory default software with user’s data
—If
you want to the recovery the factory default software, while the
computer attempts to back up all data from C:\Users
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Recover without changing the hard drive partitions
—If
you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other
partitions you have created intact
❖
Recover to a custom size partition
—If you want to
recover the C: drive to its out-of-box state and specify a
custom size for the C: drive. Note: This option deletes all
other partitions from the drive.
8
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery
process.
When the process is complete, a message displays indicating
that the drive has been recovered.
9
Click
Finish
to restart the computer.
